Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding,Circuits is a puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level. The goal of Circuits : piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.

October 9, 2014

We are really close to finish our "Circuits Composer". An expansion for our Circuits core game. In the composer you can freely build music and share it through steam workshop, import others people music...all the fine details and some surprises coming later.

We cannot give yet an exact launch date. but "soon". And will be free for all of our steam players. After deploy the Composer the game will raise it´s price a little. We need to survive, you know :)

Also Circuits will have a little update with some quality of life improvements and little fixes and also thanks to the amazing community in steam, 3 more languajes.

“you're doing yourself a disservice not to give it a try if it sounds like something you think you might enjoy”
Indiegames

Coming Soon, "Circuits Composer", Free for our Circuits players.

"Circuits Composer" Coming soon as a free update for all of our users.

With the circuits editor you can create your own songs, save it and share through steam workshop, also load other people musics or share your own loop packages so people can use it for making new songs. You can have an sneak peek here : http://youtu.be/AZlifcx-MK4

After the update the game price will raise a little.

thank you,
Digital Tentacle.

About This Game

Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding, Circuits is a musical puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level.

The goal of Circuits

piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.

As we love music, we wanted to make a game that gives the player an insight into how music is created and makes listening the core part of the experience. Packed with beautifullly designed minimal graphics, to not disturb the focus of the game, and right now 25 different songs for the player to reconstruct.

So if you like music, you will like Circuits .

Features

Engaging gameplay that gives an insight into music creation for players

A soundtrack mix of electronic ambient,dubstep, and epic orchestra composed by David García ( Deadlight, Rime...)

Circuits has nothing to do with electricity, but it does require a good musical ear to distinguish sometimes subtle differences in sound samples. And that's basically what circuits is all about--chaining musical samples together to reproduce the default piece of each level. While the music samples are pretty good, as a game where the player simply tries to reproduce what he hears, I didn't find it all that fun or engaging.

As I played the game, I was thinking that the user should be able to make his own musical scores based on the samples provided. And apparently there is a Circuits Composer feature coming soon which I think will make this game a fun little music generator. So I give it a thumbs up for a future unreleased feature. The base game isn't all that impressive, but it's hard not to recommend it given the sale price.

Circuits is an independent masterpiece. It is highly original, and I have never seen another game like it! While it's mechanics are deceitfully simple, you will come to find Circuits both stimulating and satisfying. The objective is to string together various segments of a song in the correct order... Easy, right? =)

Story: If you only play games with a primary focus on storytelling, Circuits might not be the game for you. If you can, however, enjoy a game without a tale to tell, I really implore you to try this game.

Gameplay: If you are a music lover, this game might suit you. The gameplay revolves around the music, and I assure you that the soundtrack is superb, and with good reason. Basically, all you have to do is listen to the song and figure out how to recreate it on an empty template. You can listen to the song in layers, or as a whole, depending on how well you can pick apart sound. The game doesn't take long to beat, and my only complaint is the difficulty. It starts off extremely easy, and at some point takes a leap into higher difficulties. Overall, this game is extremely enjoyable, especially if you're just looking for something relaxing to do.

Controls: This game offers an untraditional approach to gaming. While the controls are simple enough, and playable simply with a mouse, it is best played with a set of headphones. This helps the player to become immersed in the sounds, which in turn will aid them on their quest to put the sounds in the correct sequence.

Graphics: Sleek, simple, and to the point: Circuit's interface is highly appealing, and not overly cluttered. The music will be threaded together on a maze of lines, taking the form of colourful circles, which will light up as they are played. The background is subtle, and overall, I feel that the graphics are reasonable.

Sound: The audio is possibly Circuit's best selling feature, in my opinion. While some sounds are not entirely appealing, most are incredibly easy to listen to. It is easy on the ears, and progresses in difficulty throughout the players gaming experience. There isn't a lot left to critique.

Replay Value: I'd be willing to play Circuits again, I'm kind of a sucker for puzzle games, so I tend to play a puzzle per week, or so.

Very well-designed, minimalistic and, as stated in a description, extemely rewarding.In general, making epic songs from small parts and seing them work as intended and with precise rhythm makes you get an "Eargasm" (just like the name of one achievement in Circuits).Just put on your headphones, relax, listen to music and ♥♥♥ from your ears)

PLEASE NOTE: this game has nothing to do with electronics, wiring, or circuitry-- it's a music game! Who knew?

Actually, it's a *fantastic* little indie music game great for any musician, person with musical talent, or even anybody who just wants to improve his/her musical ear. The "circuits" are just the visual manifestation of how the music plays out-- pay no heed-- it will make sense once you try the game.

Basically, you listen to some synth music, and with your ear (assisted by optional in-game hints), figure out which chords go where in the progression; which sections are looped (and how much), what the beat patterns are (and how they are repeated). I don't consider myself a huge fan of techno/synth/trance (some of it I like), but I found all of the music pleasant to listen to.

There are 25 levels-- whether it's a long game or a short game is completely based on how you are able to figure out the levels. For achievement-hunters, if you have a great ear (or don't mind using some in-game or Steam Guide hints), you can 100% it with relative ease...there's nothing unreasonable.

I bought it "on sale" for $1.19, but it's only $3...less than a coffee-- and it has trading cards you can sell or use. Give it a try and support these indie devs. I'm just hoping for a Circuits 2!

[Edit: One more thing: if you like the music, the soundtrack is available as MP3s in your game folder, which is something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Circuits\OST.]

if you dont have this game i highly recommend getting it, it is one of the most relaxing games i could ever play, woth fantastic music that YOU create, the whole point of the game is to solve the puzzle by arranging the music in the correct sequence

Circuits is a unique puzzle game, where you listen to snippets of musical elements, and your task is to reconstruct the full track by inserting the elements in the correct order. Its challenging and fun! 7/10

Circuits in it's basic form is a puzzle game, put the correct piece in the correct spot and see if everything looks right. However, what it does differently is every piece of the puzzle is a short piece of music, which you need to put into the correct position to recreate the whole score for the level. You might think this is quite simplistic, but if you are not a very musically driven person like me, it may be somewhat difficult to differ which piece goes where, due to some of them sounding very similar. The game slowly introduces different mechanics like layers, looping and switches, which increases the difficulty if you don't listen carefully.All in all this simplistic game is a very cheap gem on the steam store that forces you to listen to be able to solve the puzzle instead of staring and observing like many other games but can still be quite challenging and time consuming, although time is not wasted when you finally get to hear the masterpiece you put together.

In playing this for the time I have, I would not recommend this game. The concept is cool, but if you boil it down, it's just a "Memory" game with music. The gameplay gets a bit boring after the first few levels. It is not a game worth playing.

Circuits is a wonderful puzzle game to challenge your musical hearing abilities...

...if you don't already have over a decade of musical experience.

99% of you are probably don't have the best ears in the world when it comes to music, so for most of you out there, I will definitely recommend this. But be prepared for some pretty difficult puzzles!

However, for those with a history of extensive musical training, don't expect to use much thought process. I myself am a music composition major in university, and have been playing music since the age of 2. Needless to say, I was able to complete all the puzzles with total ease, without using any hints or switching to individual instrument layers. If you think you would be in a similar position as me, either wait until more difficult puzzles are introduced into the game (the devs are considering adding some more challenging levels), or simply get the game now, and use it as a method to relax.On a side note, I hear there is a new extention or software coming soon called Circuits Composer, which means that the community might be able to provide us with some truly challenging puzzles, possibly even for music graduates.

My final word is that I fully recommend this game to people who don't have impossibly sharp ears, as you'll be developing your hearing abilities through levels that you may find yourself stuck on for hours. And even for the others, I would still recommend the game, given that you keep in mind my comments above.

It's a really cool puzzle game which makes you work your musicality. I tried finishing all levels without switching to individual layers in my first run and it's very interesting that some pieces you simply can't hear (because of psychoacoustics) and you have to work on your musical ear for them.

The game is quite slow paced and the songs might be a little short once you complete them, but it's very rewarding when you get things right!

Pretty cool. It's definately worth it for the sale price and if you like ambient music and ear training exercises. Also good as a calming game in the evening.

What would send this game from "neat" to "awesome" would be a 'level editor' where you could make your own sound bites from the samples you unlock in the game. However, I am not sure where this would fall in regards to copyrights.

Got this recently in a bundle and had no clue as to what this game was about. At first i though it was something involving electrical circuits, but its not :P The game is about placing musical samples along a timeline matching them up to the default audio track/snippet for that level (or from the ost which is included) Its sounds simple and at first it is, until you get to around the 12th level then it starts to get challenging (for me).

I have not completed this game, but i eventually will do as i found it a very relaxing game to play, with a simple to use interface nothing complex at all, and its currently in a bundle somewhere i think i paid $1 for the whole bundle and it was worth it just for this game alone.